AlMancastar Farming, Saturday, Saptambar 18, 1993
GRAIN, CATTLE AND HOG
FUTURES MARKETS
DTK FOTORES 13 09/16/93 TECHNICAL POINTS
PRICES ARE DECIMAL NOTING AVERAGES
CONTRACT CLOSE 4-DAY 9-DAY 18-DAY 45-DAY 9DAY
WHEAT SEP 300.25 297.12 298.83 302.22 306.61 47.2
WHEAT DEC 309.75 307.44 308.56 310.89 315.03 47.9
KCWHT SEP 320.00 318.00 316.97 315.15 311.74 63.6
KCHHT DEC 315.00 312.00 311.69 312.33 314.65 57.1
NHNHI SEP 359.00 346.50 343.36 335.36 326.02 70.4
CORN SEP 235.00 231.81 229.25 230.93 236.21 60.4
GOBI DEC 238.50 238.19 236.42 238.25 243.06 50.9
CORN NAR 246.25 245.94 244.53 246.47 250.53 50.1
OATS SEP 136.75 135.44 133.61 135.40 139.75 56.0
BEAMS SEP 640.50 637.44 639.64 652.35 675.56 43.7
BEAMS MOV 629.50 630.31 636.58 651.99 675.63 36.4
BEANS JAM 634.75 635.44 641.72 657.60 679.76 36.4
NEAL SEP 197.90 198.55 201.29 206.47 215.70 30.1
BNOIL SEP 23.18 23.01 23.13 23.35 23.67 48.1
CATTLE OCT ’74.40 74.85 75.35 75.03 74.72 37.3
CATTLE DEC 74.78 75.16 75.52 75.33 75.26 35.9
FCTL OCT 86.60 86.61 86.81 86.57 86.08 49.4
HOGS OCT 49.73 49.56 48.94 47.76 46.20 68.5
BOGS DEC 48.33 48.50 48.44 47.33 46.38 59.0
PKBLS FEB 50.30 50.01 51.12 50.54 50.01 49.1
LIVE CATTLE
HIGH LOH LAST CHG
OCT 7480 7435 7440* -50
DEC 7502 7462 7477* -27
FEB 7590 7550 7565* -27
APS 7660 7627 7642* -17
JON 7297 7272 7292* -10
AOG 7180 7165 7175* -7
OCT 7265 7252 7260* -2
Herd Comparisons by
Rolling Herd Averages
I had the opportunity recently to
look at a set of Raleigh DHIA
Herd Summary Reports that
enabled me to compare herds
according to their rolling herd
avenges.
I have summarized these com
parisons in Table 1. The table
includes data for 588 Lancaster
County DHIA Holstein herds on
official test Herds with rolling
herd avenges of less than 15,000
lbs. were excluded from the com
parisons, even though they are
included in the county average.
The most productive herds
tended to be the larger herds. The
cows were slightly younger, but
not by much. As you would
expect, die higher the tolling herd '
avenge, the higher the cows
peaked. For all production groups,
-peak milk for first calf heifers was
78-80% that erf second lactation
cows, and the peaks for second
lactation cows were 94-96% that
of third lactation and older cows.
Die group that had the lowest
feed cost (15,000-16,999) also had
the lowest income over fired cost
and the highest fired cost per cwt
of milk produced. Even though the
two highest groups spent about
$lBO mote per year for fired, their
income over feed cost was
$5OO-700 more per cow. and fired
cost per cwt of milk was 45-85
cents less.
There it more Jo profit than
income over feed coat. Alio to be
(CMng bid*: ThnrwUy, ScptcadMr 16, 1993)
FEEDEB CATTLE
HIGH LOH LAST CHG HIGH LOH LAST CHG
SEP 8707 8682 8705* 0 OCT 4985 4872 4972* +B5
OCT 8680 8630 8660* +5 DEC 4850 4750 4832* +55
NOV 8670 8622 8662* +l5 FEB 4742 4670 4720* +32
JAN 8575 8535 8562* -17 APB 4550 4505 4550* +25
NAB 8380 8357 8375* -2 JON 4985 4945 4985* +l2
APB 8315 8285 8305* +5 JLY 4875 4845 4860* -10
NAY 8245 8230 8230* -5 AOG 4745 4745* +l5
GLENN'S
UDDERINGS
By
Glenn A. Shirk
Lancaster Extension
Dairy Agent
considered are: veterinary and
medical costs, breeding expenses,
feet and leg problems, mastitis,
cow turnover, etc. The DHIA
records don’t reflect veterinary
and medical costs, but at $5OO-700
more income over fired costs, we
can afford some extra costs and
still have a better bottom line.
Let’s jump down to the bottom
of the table and look at reproduc
tion and culling. Note that there is
almost no difference in calving
interval and cow removal rates!
The good herds are getting cows
bred as well as most other produc
ers. They do have a few more ser
vices per cow and their percent
successful services is slightly low
er. In spite of this their days to first NEW HOLLAND n
service and calving interval is Co.) More than 200 people at
about the same as that for other tended Lancaster Farmland
farmers, which suggests they Trust’s annual Farm Tour and Pic
might be missing fewer heats or nic on Saturday. September 11 at
are using their veterinarians and the preserved fern of Eugene and
other technology to shorten days Ada Mae Martin in Earl Town
°P«». ship’s Mill Creek Valley.
The highest producing group The farmland preservation
does tend to sell a few more cows group kicked off their annual fund
involuntarily for reproductive and drive during the event The group
mastitis reasons. Because of that, announced that Pimiiw
fewer cows are voluntarily sold Nunan will serve as honorary
for dairy purpose or culled for low chairperson and Dorothy Lyet as
production. chairperson of the trust’s
The higher the production level, 1993-1994 funding campaign
thelowor the somatic cell count TT» campaign goal is $125,000.
(SCC). This could be attributed to
better mastitis prevention and con
trol measures in these herds. Or,
they could have been'less tolerant
of murids, and were mote quick ,
to cull mastitis cows from the
SLOW STOCHASTIC
5 DAY 20 DAY
30DAY IK ID IK ID
48.3 44 2S 14 12
48.5 47 31
57.5 81 65
52.3 59 41
63.1 78 56
50.9 85 76
48.0 70 72
47.9 70 71
48.2 80 74
46.3 67 50
43.7 47 37
43.8 46 36
41.1 34 26
49.4 52 37
48.0 13 13
47.1 13 21
53.7 34 26
64.5 64 72
59.9 39 52
53.1 19 19
14,
LIVE HOGS
herd, as the culling trends dis
cussed above might indicate. Even
though the raw count for the high
groups was 150.000-200.000 or so
less than the lower producing
herds the distribution of cows by
cell count code did not vary very
much.
The higher producing herds
, also tended to have slightly lytttfr
‘ genetics as indicated by the
AIPLS of the cows and their sires.
The quality of the service sires
used, as indicated by service sire
PTAS, was almost identical for all
groups.
How productive and how pro
fitable a herd will be is determined
in part by genetics and manage
ment. with management having
the greatest influence on varia
tions in production from farm to
farm. Table 1 tends to reflect that
While production has an effect
on herd profits, higher-production
levels do not necessarily guaran
tee higher profits. One must con
sider ALL costs related to produc
tion. Feed is a major cost but don’t
overlook costs related to herd
health, reproduction, cow turnov
er, etc.
Farmland Trust Announces
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HIGH LOW LAST CHG
2360 2322 2350* +22
2394 2370 2384* -2
2472 2450 2462* 0
2526 2504 2514* 0
2556 2534 2544* 0
2510 2500 2502* +4
2464 2444 2454* 0
SOYBEANS
6450 6350 6404* +4
6340 6234 6294* -20
6392 6294 6346* -16
6444 6354 6400* -20
6460 6382 6430* -20
SEP
NOV
JAN
NAS
HAY
Fund
The group also presented Mrs.;
James Binns with the 1993 Distin
guished Donor Award for her
outstanding generosity to the or
ganization.
The trust announced the preser
vation of the third farm in Earl
Township, an Amish dairy farm.
The Cum is SO acres and the Burn
er, who wishes to remain anony
mous, donated the conservation
easement to the trust
The Eugene Martin Farm, site
of the day’* picnic, was die first
farm preserved in Mill Creek Val
CORK
Tab)* 1
HoteMn Hard Comparisons by OHIA Rodino Hard Avoraoss
Criteria
No. of official harda
Hard Nu (no.*ol cows)
Ago o( hort (mo.)
OHMRHA
Rook mlh on Mot day:
lot. locution
2nd. lactation
3rd. lactation and over
Total toad coal
Income over lead coat
Food coat par cwt cl mlh
Hiw SCO this yr. (1,000 V)
KoowandthSCCaooraaof:
0-3
AIPLS -cows
• alraa
Service drt PTA*
Projected calving Interval (mo.)
Days to Drat service
% of al atrvloaa aucceealul
No. of aarvicn par oow (all eowi)
Cowa tearing hard (total %)
% tearing voluntarily tor:
Daily and low production
% leaving Involuntarily for:
Reproduction
MaaOtte
Feat and toga
Olaaaaa and Injury
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15,000 17,000 19,000 21,000
County
Av.no.
thru thru thru - thru Ovor
16,999 16,999 20,999 22,999 23,000
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SO 61
93 53
169 225 92 14
54 60 65 89
54 53 50 50
10.4*7 16,5*3 16.259 20,092 21,797 23,659
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1.224
5.43
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nude the commitment to preserve
his farm shortly thereafter.
Families toured the Mill Creek
Valley south of New Holland in
hay wagons, ran relay races, walk
ed through tobacco barns, and en
joyed picnic food throughout the
afternoon. Alan Musselman, exe
cutive director of die farmland
preservation group, nmed “this
event has become an annual favor
ite of many of our supporters, and
is a time for many of our mem
ben, who do not often get to
spend time on farms, to connect
with Lancaster County’s farm
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1,078
1.956
4.58
1,077
1.721
4.98
1.022
1.564
5.12
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